IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to font differences between browsers, this piece can only be properly viewed using Google Chrome. (29.0.1547.57 is the current version I'm on) Using any other browser may result in the shape of this piece being "off." If you are using Chrome and the shape is still off, please let me know!This is an unfortunate problem, but thanks to some friendly advice, I'll be trying out ways in which to make my concrete poetry easier to view universally. I was too far into this when I received said advice, however, to go back and start over...EDIT: Apparently the shape is also kept on Firefox, so that's some good news! Thanks to all the Firefox users who let me know!

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We begin our quest on the scales of lifeTo compose the hymns its trials adorn.Thus, in the endless cycles of life,The boundless gift of music is born.

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Well guys, here it is, my biggest concrete project to date!

Over a year's worth of work went into this, so I'm really hoping it turned out ok.I've made it so that pretty much EVERYTHING from rhyme scheme to placement has valuable meaning, so let's see who can figure it all out!

I wanted to make a piece that not only defined what life was for me, but also infused my love of music into it! It's made up of three different segments, each of which have their own font type, so it shouldn't be too hard to follow.

I had originally done this piece far more condensed (no line spaces) however I seperated everything at the end because I thought that no-one would want to read a giant block of text. Was this a good idea, or would you rather see the condensed version which defines the shape more clearly?

03/09/13 EDIT: DD! I can not believe this has actually just happened! I'm literally dancing at the edge of my seat with happiness right now! Thank you all so much! This is my very first DD, so I'm really excited. Just... thank you.

Daily Deviation

Given 2013-09-03

Scales Of Life by ~Shuriken95 is an amazing piece of concrete poetry showcasing the writer's dedication to the form and creative experimentation in the shape of keys from a piano. (
Featured by
Nichrysalis)

I kinda wanted to put in what I felt were the key parts of life as you get older, and then base the following "paragraph" on that one element. They were meant to end up being like the "code" of our life.

(PS: I'm hoping that "HOVE" is a typo on your behalf. It's meant to say "HOPE" but I might have made a mistake...)

(As for the Firefox thing, I'm not sure actually. I checked IE, and it didn't look right on that, so I just assumed that it would look wrong on all browsers. I might have to install Firefox to check if this is true. Thanks for the heads-up!)